Match Summary · Football · Sweden · Allsvenskan · Mjallby AIF · AIK · Victor Andersson · Axel Kouame · Adrian Helm
| Metric | Mjallby AIF | AIK |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 60% | 40% |
| Shots | 20 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 9 | 4 |
| Corners | 5 | 2 |
| Fouls | 14 | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 1 | 6 |
Mjallby's first notable moments came through discipline issues rather than chances, with Teo Helge booked on 27 minutes and Jeppe Kjaer Jensen shown yellow on 32. The home side then shuffled their pack around the hour mark after Tom Pettersson was cautioned at 59'59'' and replaced seconds later by Abdullah Iqbal, while Romeo Arrhenius Leandersson also entered.
AIK's changes proved more telling. Victor Andersson came on for Kevin Filling in the 67th minute and delivered the breakthrough at 73'38'', finishing after an assist from Axel Kouame. The visitors continued to rotate, introducing Abdihakin Ali and Fredrik Nissen before later sending on Adrian Helm and Ahmad Faqa in the 82nd minute.
That momentum carried straight into the decisive second goal. At 89'19'', Helm found the net after setup work from Andersson, giving AIK a two-goal cushion deep into the match. Mjallby answered immediately when Ali Youssef, introduced in the 80th minute, scored at 90'00'', but the visitors held firm.
The final result and score were settled by those late moments. For all the tension across the night, the key highlights arrived after the substitutions, and the stats-backed story of the match was AIK making their bench count when it mattered most.